Bracelet-link.



A. EKLUND.

BRACELET LINK. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 9. 1916,

1,815,2Q Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

vwewboz UNETE STATE" PATENT @FFTQE ALEXANDER EKLUND, OF ATTLEBORO; MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB, BY lJIESNE ASSIGN- MENTS', TO J. F. STURDYS SONS (10., A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

BRACELET-LINK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

lPaitented Feb. 13, 191%.

Application fild February 9, 1916. Seria1No;'77,25 5.'

of the city of Att-leborog in the'county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Bracelet-Links; of which the following is a specification;

This invention relates to bracelets-of the extension type, and the Object'of this invention is to provide a bracelet of this class comprising a plurality of compound links constructed of both guide members andslide .members, and an attaching" hook being formed'on' the guide" member ofone or more of the links to facilitate their attachment to a watch or other ornament.

A iu'rth'erobj ect of this invention is thatthe guide link to which the hook is attached is alsoprovided with a slide link liketherest'of the links so as to lend to the bracelet the amount of exp ansion.

A further object" of the inventionis the forming of the hook'portion from the stock of the bridge element and makingthe hook of double'strengthand stiffness by folding this stock over upon itself.

The invention further consists informing a hook on the guide links at opposite ends of the bracelet and connecting together the adj acent ends of two of the slide links.

The invention still further consists in the provision of a springt'onguef for closing the iimouth of-thehook, one end'o'fs'aid tongue being fixed to its link and its opposite end bent to extendinto andbe' guided in the sp ace between said guide link members. U

With these and other objects in view, the

int ention consists-of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully de scribed, and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawin s:

i Figure 1 is a side viewof the' complete bracelet showing the'end links as each being provided-with a'hook and attached to a Watch.

Fig. 2- is ail-edge view showingthe general arrangement of the interconnecting links and illustrating the adjacent ends of two slide links as connected together by another link member.

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing one arrangement in which the two'side'members of the guide linkare connected together and the hook-portion as formed integral therewith. I r

Fig. 4- shows an edge view ofthe two side members of the guide link as bent into strengthenandstiffenthe hook portion.

Fig. 5- is aside view' oi-this hook link showing the hook member asbent into hook form also showing the spring "tongue retaining fingersl' Fig; 6 is a view enlarged over that of Fig. 5' partly section and showing the ends of the twofingers which serve to connect'the spring'tongueto this link.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a portion of the spring tongue with its recesse'd edges adapted to fit over the ends of theerrga'ging fingers shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view oithe spring tongue.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view showing one of the link members removed with the hook portion in section, andthe springtongue in section and attached tothe link atone end,

its-opposite end closingthe mouth or open the two end links in the bracelet 13, each of whichlinks is provided with a hook shaped member 14 whereby the bracelet ends may be readily attached to a watch 15 or other ornament.

The primary object of this invention is the provision oi'a guide link towhich is attached'the hook member 14:, said guide link being so constructed as to also permit a slide link 16 to work in the space between its side members 17. These side members may be formed in any suitableway and connected together at their ends by any suitable form of bridge members 20. In this particular instance, however, I' have'provided an integralportion of the stock as at 19 serving as a bridge element for connecting together one end of the side members. This integral stock extends forwardly as at 18 and is oia length sufficient to be bent into the form of bers are rigidly secured together in the man-' ner fully illustrated in my Patent No.

1,166,821. When these side members asillustrated in Fig. 3, are folded over upon each 1 other as illustrated in Fig. 4c, the opposite edges 28 of the stock of this hook portion 18 are also folded over to abut against each other as shown in this figure, thus greatly stiffening and strengthening the hook which is then formed by bending the same around into the position illustrated in Figs. 5 and 9.

It is found in practice necessary to provide a spring tongue for closing the mouth 24. or opening of the hook to prevent the link frombecoming accidentally unhooked. To accomplish this in a simple and eflective way, I have provided a spring tongue 25 which is provided at one end with dovetail shaped notches 26 into which are fitted correspondingly shaped fingers 27 which fingers are formed integral with and are arranged to stand outwardly from the edges.

of the side members of this link as illustrated in Fig. 6. The end of this spring with its notches are then fitted over the fingers .47 and these fingers are folded over the end of the spring in the manner illustrated in Fig. 10 thereby securely binding lat this end of the spring in position. The 0pposite end 28 of this spring is bent outward and upward in somewhat of a hook. form and its extremity extends into the space 29 between the members of .the guide link whereby this free end is guided laterally and prevented from being bent toone side,

and whereby this tongue may be pressed inwardly to open the hook after which'this tongue isv released to spring open to close the hook, thus preventing accidental dis engagement of the hook..

Afeature of this construction is that the 7 spring tongue 25 is attached to the inner edge of the link, but as these end links are both attached to the watch their hook ends are raised slightly above the inner surface of the watch and this spring tongueis thus lifted or raised so that it does not rest upon the wrist of thewearer with sufiicient pressure to open thehook.

The guide links are connected to the opposite ends of the bracelet and are provided with hooks by which they may be attached toa watch or the like, and each of these hook links is provided with a slide link. It is found that somewhere in the bracelet 1 either two guide links, or two slide links,

must be connected together instead of an alternate connection, as is usually the case.-

Therefore I have found it to be of considerable advantage in, my improved construction to connect together the adjacent ends of theslide links 16 by a separate and independent small link 30 such as that illus- V trated in Figs. 1 and 2 by which construction the maximum elongationor extending effect of the bracelet is obtained.

Another point in myspecial construction' embodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed they arev used in a generic and sof descriptive sense and not for the purpose i of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the followingclaims.

Iclaim: a 7 V 1. In abracelet,'a guide link comprising two spaced apart side members between which'another link is adaptedto slide, said members being connected together bybridge elements, 'oneof the bridge elements forming a rigid hook,-and a spring tongue for closing the mouth of said hook.

2. In a bracelet, a guide link comprising two spaced apart side members between which another link is-adapted to slide, said members being connected-together; by bridge elements, 1 the bridge element on one end forming a rigid hook,'and a spring tongue for closing the mouth of said hook, the free end of said spring being guided between said members. 7

3. In a bracelet, a guide link comprising two spaced apart side members between whlch another link is adapted to slide, said members being connected together by bridge elements, having fingers formed integral therewith, a hook member on one end of said link, and a spring tongue for closing one end of said the mouth of said hook, tongue being secured to said side members by sald fingers.

l. In a bracelet, a guide link eomprising two spaced apart side members connected together-by bridge elements, a. rigid hook member formed ntegral Wlth' one end of sald link, and'a spring'tongue'secured at one end to said members, its opposite end being bent to close the mouth of said hook and'to enter. and'be guided in the space between said members.

5. In a bracelet, a guide link said members. and a spring ing the mouth ofsaid hook.

. v 7 comprising two spaced apartfmembers connected by bridge elements, a hook member connected,

tongue for clos- 6. In a bracelet, a guide link comprising two spaced apart side members between WlllCh' another link isadaptedto slide, said members being connected together by bridge elements, a hook member on one end of said link, a spring tongue for closing the mouth of said hook, one end of said tongue being permanently interlocked with both of said spaced apart side members to form a rigid construction.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 1n presence of two wltnesses.

ALEXANDER EKLUND.

Witnesses:

WALTER W. COBB, FRANK G. GRANT.

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